12th Grade Course Registration

Scheduling Timeline Timeline February 13th– Provide students with scheduling materials Feb. 21st – Individual 15-minute scheduled appointments with parents as needed February 22nd- Signing Day (Course Registration form due with teacher signatures) April 22nd- Course requests passed out for final changes April 26th – Last day to change course requests *** NO changes will be made once schedules are passed out in August***

Keys to Successful Scheduling Life as a Senior is BUSY Fall  College App Process, Sports, Theater, Clubs, Jobs, School work Winter  Continue App Process, Mid-Year Reports, Major Concerts/Competitions, Scholarships, Semester Exams, Research Paper Spring  College Decisions, AP/Language Exams, Prom, Final Exams, Graduation What diploma(s) do you hope to earn? Honors and/or Global Scholars Think about your goals for post-graduation, then: TRY TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN CHALLENGING YOURSELF WITH YOUR COURSE SELECTION AND YOUR GPA Seek out opportunities to enhance your resume Shadowing, volunteering, summer experiences, college visits

Honors Diploma for Class of 2020 Subject High School Academic Diploma with Honors English 4 units Mathematics 4 units, including Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II or equivalent and another higher level course or a four-year sequence of courses that contain equivalent content Science Social Studies Foreign Language 3 units, including at least 2 units in each language studied Fine Arts 1 unit Career-Technical Not counted toward requirements, and may not be used to meet requirements Electives Not counted toward requirements Grade Point Average 3.5 on a 4.0 scale ACT/SAT Score [excluding scores from the writing sections]* 27 ACT / 1280 SAT

Global Scholars Diploma If you are in the program, you will… Need to continue to take either the 4th or 5th year of the same language Complete other badge requirements Complete coursework required by the program outside of your regular schedule You need to take “Global Issues” in 12th grade if you did not take it this year. Take AP Environmental Science or Environmental Studies if you did not take it this year.

Typical Senior Schedule British Literature and Composition or AP English Literature and Composition AP recommended for grade of B or above Math Science  AP Chemistry, AP Biology, & Enviro (regular) are 2 periods 4th Social Studies for Honors Diploma Global Issues/Sociology/Psychology all count as electives Language/Electives/Remaining grad. requirements Electives/Remaining grad. Requirements Health, PE, Financial Literacy Study Hall

Benefits of AP AP = Advanced Placement College-level courses taught at the high school. In May, students will take the AP tests for potential college credits. Scores range from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Check with your college/university to learn the score you must earn to receive credit. Scores of 3 or better earn credit at all Ohio public colleges. Weighted GPA if earn B- or above Cost is approximately $90 per exam.

Math Options Pre-Calculus/IAP Statistics AP Statistics Fundamentals of Calc (Fundies) AP Calculus AB or BC See MATH Flowchart!

Science Options Physics & Astronomy Chemistry/Adv. Chemistry IAP (Integrated Analysis and Physics) Environmental Studies (2 periods) AP Environmental  Chemistry (year prior) AP Biology  Chemistry (year prior) AP Chemistry  Pre-Calculus AP Physics  Calculus or AP Calculus Intro to Forensic Science  Chemistry

New Elective Options Public Speaking (.5 Credits)- 1 Semester Sociology (.5 Credits)- 1 Semester Home Maintenance Technology (.5 Credits) – 1 Semester Human Resources Management (.5 Credits)—1 Semester Global Issues (.5 credits—Social Studies elective)—1 Sem. New Semester courses (previously full year courses) Intro to Technology (.5 Credits) Construction Technology (.5 Credits) Architecture Design (.5 Credits) Engineering Design (.5 Credits) Business Management (.5 Credits)

High School Options (Non-traditional course options) Summer Health and/or PE –June 4-June 22 Packets available today—Payment due by March 2 Summer Ecology/Gardening Course Must have Biology credit first Educational Options—Must be Pre-Approved Independent Study In conjunction with a teacher Online Courses Various courses not offered at GHS Credit Flexibility Testing out/showing mastery - January & August

Mentoring and School Leadership Freshman participate in this program as mentees 10th-12th grade students mentor small groups of freshman Must have a full-year study hall to participate Consists of peer tutoring, transition to high school, study skills training, etc. Worth 0.5 credits for a full year Applications available today! Discipline, maturity, essay, GPA

College Course Options College Credit Plus—CCP May be taken at the college campus or online Would be at no cost to the family Indicate intention on course registration form Complete and submit Intent to Participate form by April 1st to your school counselor--Pick up today! Examples would be at OSU-Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC)

College Credit Plus (CCP) Meetings If you want to take classes at OSU-Newark next year, we strongly recommend attendance at the OSU Academy CCP Register at scarletandgray.osu.edu with the access code: NWKCCP19 by Thursday, Feb. 21.  The meeting will take place in Founders Hall Auditorium at 6pm, check-in at 5:30pm (1179 University Drive Newark, OH 43055).

College Credit Plus—OSU Newark Apply to OSU-Newark Academy: https://academy-ccp.osu.edu/ Print out School Counselor Form and give to your counselor and request transcript to be sent to OSU-Newark Set-up meeting with CCP Counselor at OSU-Newark Follow-up with school counselor in August to make sure schedule is set for 19-20

College Credit Plus--COTC COTC—Central Ohio Technical College Apply to COTC as CCP student to take classes on campus: http://www.cotc.edu/Admissions/college-credit-plus COTC @ GHS Taught by a professor at GHS Courses offered based on student interest For 19-20- Critical Thinking (Intro. level philosophy course) and Nutrition School counselors will coordinate an application session in the spring

College Course Options--Denison Licking County Scholars at Denison University Discounted price for families Application process https://denison.edu/forms/licking-county-scholar-admission-application Request transcript and letter of recommendation from your school counselor If admitted, meet with registrar at Denison University to set up class Meet with school counselor to set up schedule for 19-20

Reminders 5 credits—OHSAA extracurricular requirement 2.0 GPA—GHS extracurricular requirement Students need to bring their completed registration forms to your 8th period teacher by February 22nd All scheduling info for parents posted on GHS website: http://www.granvilleschools.org/CourseInformationSchedulingDownloads.aspx Meeting times available for additional individual questions. April 26th is the last day to change course requests *** NO changes will be made once schedules are passed out in August***

Picking Up Your Schedule You will be picking up a copy of your official schedule in August No schedule changes will be permitted once schedule have been passed out Once the school year starts, the only schedule changes that will be made are for the purposes of improper placement. i.e. changing to appropriate rigor level (languages and math)